Cash-carrier and apparatus therefor.



No. 722,905. PATENTED MAR. 17, 1903.

i J. ROBERTSON.

OASH CARRIER AND APPARATUS THEREFOR.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 10, 1902.

HOMODEL.

UNITED ST TES;

PATENT OFFICE.

MICHAEL JAMES ROBERTSON, OF GEELONG, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA.

CASH-CARRIER AND APPARATUS THEREFOR. v

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Pate nt to. 722,905, dated. March17, 1903. Application filed September 10, 1902.. Serial No. 122,878. (Nomodel.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, MICHAEL JAMES, RoB- ERTSON, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain and Ireland, residing at 200 Moorabool street, Geelong, inthe county of Grant, State of Vic-5 toria, and Commonwealth ofAustralia, have" invented certain' new and useful Improvements inCash-Carriers and Apparatus Therefor, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap, simple, effective, anddurable apparatus for despatching cash from a salesman to a cashier, orvice versa. In the past various devices have been used to this end, butwith mine a combination is produced in which the parts are few, theliability to derangement diminished, and the call for adjustmentwanting. The cost of maintenance is'also reduced to a minimum, since therecovery of the discharging portion of the apparatus to the normalposition after the discharge of a carrier is effected by gravity.

Referring to the drawings which form a part of this specification,Figure 1 represents a side elevation, partly in section, of theapparatus in its normalstate, the carrier being shown removed from itscover. 'Fig'. 2 is an end view of the releasing-rod' Fig. 3 is anelevation of the flat discharg-spring. Fig. 4 is an end view of thecash-carrier and the framework and cover below it, the carrier being inits place. Fig. 5 is a plan of the ap'-' paratus.

Similar letters of reference indicate similar or corresponding partswhere they occur in the several views. 7

On reference to the drawings it Will be seen that A is a pendent orupstanding post, preferably tubular, one of which is fixed near thesalesman and another near the cashier. This can be supported from theceilingor roof to accommodate a pivot-pin O. Pivoted to the steppedportion is a pivoting-piece having an upper member D, a lower memberDand end pieces or webs D Through the said end pieces is a hole toaccommodate the pivot-pin O, and between the said end pieces the outerend of the stepped portion B of the arm B is situated.

Resting upon the top of D and locked thereby a cross-plate E and a screwE are the two legs of the U-shaped lever E. These extend outwardlybeyond the bracket and have attached thereto a balance-weight E This canbe locked in anyd'esired position by a screw E or any other means. To adrop F in the rounded end of this lever (which end extends beyond thepost A) is attached the upper end of a pull wire, chain, or cord F, tothe lower end of which is secured a handle F, reachable from the flooror desk. To prevent this lever being overpulled downwardly, there issecured to the postAa collar F from each side of which protrude stops FTo the outer surface of the lower member D is secured the upper end of aflat discharge-spring. This has a neck G, and at its lower end it isdivided into a fork having legs G There is also secured to the post A bya collar H or other means the inner depending end J of the fiatretaining-spring J. The outer end of this is inclined upwardly andbackwardly upon itself, the angle varying with conditions. It is thenturned downwardly, as at J forming a catch. The width of the said springdepends upon conditions; but in any case it'is of such a width that itpasses between the legs G of the fiat discharge-spring. Depending fromeach side of the flat retainingspring J are the ears J Through each oneof, these is a hole to accommodate a pivot-pin K;

Pivoted to the pivot-pin K, before referred to, is the lower forked endof the releasingrod-L. This is preferably at the angle shown in Fig. 1,and the upper end of it passes through an elongated holeor passage-way Bin the arm B. Secured near the top of the releasing-rod by a screw M orother means is the boss M. From this protrude cross-arms M the outerends of which protrude beyond the outer edges of the lever E. Thesecrossarms are capable of adjustment vertically upon the rod L. I

Upon the top ofthe carrier-wire N,which extends between'the salesman andthe cashier, bear the circumferentially-grooved carrierwheels 0. Theseturn upon axles O, which are secured to the standards 0 resting upon theframework P. Beneath the said framework are cheeks P, to which aresecured the axles P Upon these axles rotate the rollers Q, thecircumferential surfaces of which are grooved,as at Q. Thebefore-mentioned carrier-wire N passes beneath the carrier-wheels O andabove the rollers Q.

Below the framework P and attached above the cash-carrier by rivets orother means, or it can be integral therewith, is the cash-carrier coverR. From each side of this protrudes a stud R. Beneath the cover is themetallic cash-carrier R which has below its upper surface on each side apocket or incut R These accommodate the studs R, and

when the carrier is pushed upwardly and partially turned it is lockedthere and remains secure till removed at its destination.

At each end of the framework portions S are removed, so that thepossibility of the wire rubbing against the framework is reduced to aminimum. The said ends are turned downwardly and form buffers T, thelower inside ends of which make contact with and engage the catch Jbefore referred to.

By the aid of the rollers Q beneath the framework the possibility of thesaid framework kicking on discharge and being retarded thereby isreduced to a minimum.

Instead of the boss on the arm B being secured to the post A in themanner shown it may be divided and open on one side and secured by oneor more bolts. The legs of the lever E also instead of being secured bya screw and a cross-plate may be cast to the upper member I) of thepivoting-piece, and the said pivoting-piece may be so constructed as toform its own balance-weight. The collar H, as also the collar F can bedivided either on one or both sides and looked, as desired. Instead alsoof the outer end of the retainingspring J terminating at J it may extendtoward the post and be then bent upwardly, thereby forming a stop. Ifthe said spring be extended as described, the releasing-rod L need notbe pivoted to the retaining-spring J, but the fork can be arranged torest upon the top of the said retaining spring and against the saidstop.

The cycle of operations is as follows: The apparatus being as shown inFig. 1, the cashcarrier is pulled downwardly and thecash placed therein.The carrier is then elevated to its cover and partially turned. It isthen locked by the studs to its cover, and with the left hand theoperator pulls the handle F. This depresses the U-shaped lever E and notonly elevates the balance-weight E but also bends the fiatdischarge-spring and forces its forked portions G2 against the bufierson the framework P. The arms of the said lever E before being arrestedin their downward movement by the stops F strike the crossarms upon thereleasing-rod L. The retainingspring J is thereby depressed, and thecatch descends beneath the ends of the framework Having now described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. In a cash-carrier apparatus, the combination of an arm,'a leverpivotally connected to said arm, a discharge -spring connected with saidlever adapted to engage the carrier, a catch adapted to hold the carrieragainst the tension of said spring, a releasing-rod connected to saidcatch and projecting into the path of the lever, and a pull connectedwith the lever, substantially as described.

2. In a cash-carrier apparatus, the combination of an arm, a leverpivotally connected to said arm, a discharge-spring connected with saidlever adapted to engage the carrier, a catch adapted to hold the carrieragainst the tension of said spring, and a releasing-rod connected tosaid catch and projecting into the path of the lever and stops forlimiting the movement of the lever; with a pull connected to the leverwhereby the lever may be depressed, and thereby the dischargespringfirst tensioned and then the releasingrod caused to disengage the catchfrom the carrier; and a weight on said lever automatically returning theparts to normal position.

3. In a cash-carrier apparatus, the combination of a post, an armconnected therewith, a lever pivotally mounted on said arm, having apull on one end and a weight on the other end, a discharge-springconnected to said lever adapted to engage the carrier, a catch adaptedto hold the carrier against the discharge-spring, and a releasing-rodconnected to said catch and projecting upwardly, and stops on said rodadapted to be engaged by the lever when the latter is depressed,substantially as described.

4. In a cash-carrier apparatus, the combination of a post, an armconnected therewith, a lever pivotally mounted on said arm, a pull onone end thereof, a discharge-spring connected to said lever adapted toengage the carrier, a spring-retaining catch adapted to hold the carrieragainst the discharge-spring, a releasing rod pivoted to saidretainingspring and adapted to be engaged by the lever when the latteris depressed, and stops on said post for limiting the downward movementof the lever.

5. In a cash-carrier apparatus, the combination of a post, a slotted armprojecting therefrom, a lever pivotally attached to theouter end of saidarm having a weight on one end and a pull on the other end,- a dischargespring attached to said lever and adapted to engage the carrier, aspring-retaining catch,

attached to said post adapted to hold the carrier in engagement with thespring, a releasing-rod pivoted to said catch extending upwardly througha slot in the arm, stops on said arm adapted to be engaged by the lever,and stops on said post adapted to limit the downward movement of saidlever.

6. In a cash-carrier apparatus, the combination of a post, a slotted armprojecting therefrom, a piece pivotally attached to the outer end ofsaid arm, a lever attached to said piece having a weight on one end andapull on the other end, a discharge-spring attached to said piece andadapted to engage the carrier, a spring-retaining catch attached to saidpost,

hand to this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

MICHAEL JAMES ROBERTSON.

Witnesses:

EDWIN PHILLIPS, CECIL W. LE PLASTRIER.

